Chinese Sparrowhawk

Range:
Found from Siberia, China to Korea and wintering to Southeast Asia

Taxonomy:
Monotypic

Size: 29-35 cm

Identification: Adult Chinese Sparrowhawk can be easily separated from other accipiter species by its dark greyish upperparts, prominent orange-yellow cere, virtually unmarked underwing-coverts and black-tipped primaries. Male has dark red eyes and pink-washed breast while female has yellowish eyes and more rufous-washed breast. Juvenile resembles juvenile Japanaese Sparrowhawk but has very little to moderate markings on underwing-coverts and no yellowish eyering. Both adult and juvenile shows four prominent fingers in flight.

Reference:
Craig Robson (2011) A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia
Robert DeCandido et al (2014) “Flight identification and plumage descriptions of six Accipiter species on southbound migration at Khao Dinsor, Chumphon province, Thailand” in BirdingASIA 21